SPCB801: Master's thesis in computational Biomedicine
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: English
EKA: N210033102
Assessment: Second examiner: External
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn, Spring
Level: Master
STADS ID (UVA): N210033101
ECTS value: 60
Date of Approval:
Duration: 2 semesters
Version: Archive
Comment
01013441 (former UVA) is identical with this course description.
A supervisor contract and project statement must be handed in.
Submission is conducted electronically via https://blanket.sam.sdu.dk/form/97/submit. Submission must take place no later than 1 week after the semester has started, but is recommended, that it is handed in as soon as possible. The contract must be approved by supervisor, study committee and the head of studies.
Be aware that it is not possible to fill in the form after deadline of submission, since the application system will shut down. The system will reopen in connection with the next course registration, then you can fill out the form for the next semester.
It is recommended that students who do a master thesis in computational biomedicine have at least two supervisors from different departments.
The master thesis must contain an abstract of the contents of the report, cf. "Eksamensbekendtgørelsen" (statutory order of examinations) section 24, subsection 2.
If the report is written in Danish, the abstract must be in English. If the report is written in English, the abstract must be in Danish.
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Course introduction
The aim of the course is to give the student experience with carrying out a self-chosen research project. The student will be trained in obtaining both a basic and more specialized knowledge within the chosen topic, identifying and presenting a scientific problem, and then address the problem in a scientific manner using relevant literature.
The project should be designed so that it constitutes a defined relevant topic within the field of computational biomedicine and the project can be based on experimental work and/or theoretical studies. Finding and critically using relevant scientific literature to support the research and put it into perspective is an important part of the course.
The master thesis entails: A research project with an independently defined and analysed topic. The project is concluded with a report and an oral defence.
The course builds on the knowledge acquired during the bachelor project and the first year of the master degree, and is the last course of the degree.
In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:
- Have an overview of scientific principles and scientific methods
- Be able to analytically respond to scientific results, and evaluate them
- Express oneself in a precise and correct scientific language
Expected learning outcome
- Formulate problems at the current research level in computational biomedicine.
- Plan, analyze and apply methods from computational biomedicine to solving the stated problems.
- Present the obtained knowledge and insight in a precise and intelligible language – in both oral and written form.
Content
The course will give the student knowledge of how a scientific problem is presented and explored using the methods of the field both theoretically and experimentally. The student will learn how to include relevant scientific literature to solve the scientific problem.
The project will teach the student to work independently and give the student the skills to present knowledge in a correct scientific language and to relate critically to scientific results obtained by one self as well as others. The report should demonstrate the student has acquired the knowledge and skills which enable the student to present and solve a scientific problem within the topic.
The student is expected to attain the ability to critically analyse data using the methods of the field, as well as put this data into perspective in relation to the current knowledge within the field. The student is expected to attain the ability to reflect upon the applied theory and extract and present conclusions from the project.
Literature
Examination regulations
Exam element a)
Timing
Deadline for master's theses begun in the autumn semester is 1 June.
Deadline for master's theses begun in the spring semester is 1 January.
Deadline for master's theses begun in the spring semester is 1 January.
The deadline for the thesis report is final. This means that one exam attempt has been used if the thesis report has not been handed in on time. In the event of a missed submission deadline, the university sets a modified research problem within the same subject area as the thesis. The modified research problem must correspond a work load of three months, and it must be received by the Head of Studies no later than 14 days after the submission deadline.
Tests
Report and oral defense
EKA
N210033102
Assessment
Second examiner: External
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
60
Additional information
The examination starts with a presentation. After the presentation the student may be examined in both the report and the presentation. The student's presentation is part of the total assessment.
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.